The Portland daily press., 1887-05-19
SUBURBAN NEWS.
sAccARAppA.

The municipal officers of Westbrook have
received proposals from the Portland Water
Company to supply the town for term OF
years. There are 500 or more water takers
in the town.
Hon. F. NJ. Ray is making changes and
large improvements in his dwelling house.
Miss Oracle NJ. Clement, aged IL years,
daughter of C. J. Clement, has been a con-
slant attendant at the Congregational Sun
day school four years without single days
absence. This is good record, considering
the age Of the child and the distance travelled
in all conditions of weather in summer and
winter.
Rev. William S. Hubbell of Buffalo, N. Y,
has been engaged by the G. A. r. committee
to deliver the Memorial Day address in this
village. He will also lecture on the Battle
of Cold Harbor" at Cumberland Mills, Tues
day evening, the 31st inst. His lecture de-
scribes one of the most desperate and bloody
battles fought in the late rebellion. and one
which, until recently, has been unknown in
written history. One may judge of its merits
by the fact that he has delivered it six times
In the city of Buffalo before large and in
telllgent audiences, and is highly commended
by those who were personally engaged In the
great struggle on the field with the historian.
Captain Hubbell enlisted, November. 1862,
In the 2lst Connecticut Volunteers, and
served until the close of the war. At the
battle OF Cold Harbor he was serving as
Acting Adjutant General of the Third Bril-
gade, Third Division, IS A. c. His account
OF this battle is from personal observation.
and Is ylyidly portrayed. The lecture cannot
fail to interest all who listen to it.
At Cumberland. Mills Mr.. III. III. Buck.
engineer for the State Fish Commissioners.
Is planning improvements on the old fsh-way
at the dam OF the paper mills. There is to
be reconstruction of all the fsh-ways on
the Presumpscot and other rivers throughout
the State: They are to be constructed upon
an entirely new and better plan than those
Of previous use.
/ Mrs. Murray, wife of Mr.. Frank Murray.
machinisr'p this village, who was thrown
from her carriage near the foot Of Green
street in Portlana was quite seriously
dition, closely attended by DIR. Swan Of this
vlllage: tuesday. night she was suhaSsipg
less pain, but unable to move her head and
lmDs' The doctor gives encouragement that
sne may recover from the effects of the in.
jury under careful treatment.
Mr.. Fred Stevens, Deputy Grand Worthy
Tatrlarch OF the Grand Division, Sons OF
| temperance, assisted by representatives OF
hechop Division, Cumberland Mills, insti-
I mI, LAKESIDE Division. No. s.. at Raymond
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members. The new division starts under
favorable auspices, with large territory L
build up its membership from.
| :, A new plank sidewalk is being built or
Brown street, from Bridge street. Saccarap,
pa, to Cumberland street, in this village. 4
distance of 3S00feet. Mr.. Frank Allen has
the contract on the wood work The town
furnishes the material and does the grading,
The old Kicker house," which formerly
occupied land where the new high schoo
building now stands, has been removed on
MIR. Charles Foy's premises and enlarged. I
second story added, and fitted up into a ten.
| ement, Tor Mr.. Luther Rowe.
:, The hfteen new tenement houses built BY
the paper mills company last season are
completed and nearly all occupied by EN-
ployes of the mill 1t is a pleasant little
colony, well organized, and known as The
"Hottentot Village
Inc paper mills company have recently
received l04, 600 feet of Southern pine timber
from Deering, Richardson & Co. for theil
new mills; also two new "yam yams' from
Toledo, Ill, to be used in retaining chem
icals for the bleachery
The Portland q Rochester Railroad have
large shipments of ties over the Portland
and Ogdensburg road from Canada for build.
ing new lines and repairing the old